Floodwaters are holding steady in the central Queensland town of Rockhampton with the water so far failing to reach the forecast 9 metres.

Official figures from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) showed a height of 8.8 metres of the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton about 3:40pm, with the level remaining steady.

Earlier today BOM said the river level had fallen to 8.75 metres at midday and some local authorities had called a peak level.

But BOM said it expected there would be further fluctuations during the afternoon and evening.

It said due to these fluctuations in level, it would not consider the river level to have peaked at Rockhampton until observations showed a consistently falling trend.

The next BOM warning will be issued by 10:00pm.

A temporary levee did save some homes but hundreds of others have been flooded.

Rockhampton Regional Council's Local Disaster Management Group chairman Tony Williams said it was good news for the central Queensland city and its residents.

Mr Williams said plans for the clean-up were well underway but the river would remain around the current level for about 24 hours and then rapidly subside over the weekend.

"It's something that's going to be a huge relief for our community — it's still a major flood, but at that peak level, now we will wait for that river to subside and start the massive clean-up job," Cr Williams said.

Superintendent Van Saane said there had been no reports of looting during the floods and no major rescues had been needed.

"There's been a couple of incidents where people have required our assistance, particularly on the river," he said.

"It's just people in tinnies getting stuck in certain locations, or other times the waters are rushing a bit faster than they sort of planned for, but nothing major — we haven't had any major rescues that have been required."

Blake Thomasson, who was using a tinnie to get in and out of his Depot Hill house, said residents were already thinking about the clean-up.

"It's a big bloody mess and it gets a fair bit of stink about it too," he said.